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on august 20, 2012, president obama said that the use of a, quote, whole bunch of chemical weapons in syria would be a red line. now almost exactly a year later tens of thousands of lives have been lost. secretary kerry now says the president is talking with members of congress and key allies to make an informed decision on a response. meanwhile, half of americans can't even find the country on a map. that is not an exaggeration. recent polls show overwhelmingly that americans simply do not want to get involved in syria. it should be noted also that secretary kerry's tough language came before inspectors from the united nations could return any findings from syria. those inspectors ran into some danger of their own while examining one of alleged sites of this chemical attacks. fred? >> reporter: it was a pretty tough day for the u.n. weapons inspectors but they said also quite a productive day. their car came under fire right after they left from the hotel they were staying at. they said all of this happened in the buffer zone between the area controlled by the government and the area
on august 20, 2012, president obama said that the use of a, quote, whole bunch of chemical weapons in syria would be a red line. now almost exactly a year later tens of thousands of lives have been lost. secretary kerry now says the president is talking with members of congress and key allies to make an informed decision on a response. meanwhile, half of americans can't even find the country on a map. that is not an exaggeration. recent polls show overwhelmingly that americans simply do not...
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are you disappointed with president obama? >> disappointed that we make a statement even if it wasn't sort of staffed and fully planned. and then we don't back it up with something serious. because i do think that has damaged, that damages our interests on a global scale. >> all right. thank you very much. definitely have you back as this plays out. hopefully it won't get any worse. i can't say with any confidence that will be the case. coming up next on "the lead" professional football is a tough sport. may be a tougher business. did the league pressure espn to bail out of a hard-hitting documentary. plus, they were out on a run. they began racing time after a bus hit a jogger. tell you about soldiers whose heroism is hardly limited to the battlefield. and 900 million dollars are changing hands online. that's why hp built a new kind of server. one that's 80% smaller. uses 89% less energy. and costs 77% less. it's called hp moonshot. and it's giving the internet the room it needs to grow. this&is gonna be big. hp moonshot. it'
are you disappointed with president obama? >> disappointed that we make a statement even if it wasn't sort of staffed and fully planned. and then we don't back it up with something serious. because i do think that has damaged, that damages our interests on a global scale. >> all right. thank you very much. definitely have you back as this plays out. hopefully it won't get any worse. i can't say with any confidence that will be the case. coming up next on "the lead"...
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president obama is at 44% approval, that's his low water mark. the public doesn't approve of the way he handles foreign affairs and they're looking at this and trying to figure out what's really going on. i don't think the level of education has been there yet. the administration is trying to take the first step in that communications challenge. whether that works in the vacuum of social media and the world we exist today is to be determined. >> dana, bring us back to earth here from the twilight zone. there a lot of members of congress who said the president needs to bring this to congress to get some kind of vote of support. have i two questions. one, if they actually held a vote in the next few days, what do you think would happen? and, two, deep down inside do you think the members of congress want to be on the record with a vote? >> to answer your second question first, no. i don't think many of them do want to be. some really do. some genuinely have said in letters and in statements that they fundamentally believe that the constitutional re
president obama is at 44% approval, that's his low water mark. the public doesn't approve of the way he handles foreign affairs and they're looking at this and trying to figure out what's really going on. i don't think the level of education has been there yet. the administration is trying to take the first step in that communications challenge. whether that works in the vacuum of social media and the world we exist today is to be determined. >> dana, bring us back to earth here from the...
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president obama made a famous statement. the president said he was -- he said i'm not opposed to all wars, just dumb wars. >> yeah. in your opinion, would just be sending in a cruise missile attack without follow up, would that constitute a dumb war? >> i don't want to say it's dumb. the president faces some very bad options the he's got bad options. worse options, horrible options. there is no clean option here. we're dealing with a very different situation, a very complicated situation. i would say that doing something cosmetic would be worse than doing nothing at all. right now if we do something just cosmetic, assad will know he hayes relative immunity from us. he can continue to do whatever he wants. >> let's talk about bashar al assad. andrew, you've been studying syria and the -- every day he's hearing this saying an attack really appears imminent. what did he do now? >> he's ordering the force toss evacuate the bases he thinks will be hit. and he's trying to come up with a plan on exactly what happens after this. thi
president obama made a famous statement. the president said he was -- he said i'm not opposed to all wars, just dumb wars. >> yeah. in your opinion, would just be sending in a cruise missile attack without follow up, would that constitute a dumb war? >> i don't want to say it's dumb. the president faces some very bad options the he's got bad options. worse options, horrible options. there is no clean option here. we're dealing with a very different situation, a very complicated...
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thrills. >> thrills up his leg when he sees obama. we saw a number debates, we had over 20 debates that were frankly cringe inducing and in many republicans' minds, including my own, very hurtful for the party. i think it's it's important for the rnc to get control of this debate process so we're not having one every week and they end up being hurtful to a particular candidate in the process. this still has the added bonus of having the support for the base. but i do think it's important for the rnc and i'm going to urge my friends to let's see the product. i also think it's important for cnn to put down a very fair product that should show the good, the bottom and the ugly. >> we're talk about hillary clinton here. we're not talking about an unknown woman who hasn't had to face the public before. if you ask anybody who works for hillary clinton whether or not the liberal media has gone easy on her over the last 20 years, i think the argument from their side would be no. so the republicans have every right to work the refs but in fair
thrills. >> thrills up his leg when he sees obama. we saw a number debates, we had over 20 debates that were frankly cringe inducing and in many republicans' minds, including my own, very hurtful for the party. i think it's it's important for the rnc to get control of this debate process so we're not having one every week and they end up being hurtful to a particular candidate in the process. this still has the added bonus of having the support for the base. but i do think it's important...
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obama be kicking some flows? no, she won't. but she will appear in the music videos. >> i don't know if you know this but he's kind of a big deal, knows all about writing, has already leather bound books. now ron burgundy is writing a memoir. a publisher has announced it acquired the rights to the new book called "let me off at the top." it's not clear how much will feral wife ellen ferrafe ferrell will contribute to the book. when we made our commitmeo the gulf, bp had two big goals: help the gulf recover and learn from what happened so we could be a better, safer energy company. i can tell you - safety is at the heart of everything we do. we've added cutting-edge technology, like a new deepwater well cap and a state-of-the-art monitoring center, where experts watch over all drilling activity twenty-four-seven. and we're sharing what we've learned, so we can all produce energy more safely. our commitment has never been stronger. a quarter million tweeters is beare tweeting. and 900 million dollars are changing hands online. th
obama be kicking some flows? no, she won't. but she will appear in the music videos. >> i don't know if you know this but he's kind of a big deal, knows all about writing, has already leather bound books. now ron burgundy is writing a memoir. a publisher has announced it acquired the rights to the new book called "let me off at the top." it's not clear how much will feral wife ellen ferrafe ferrell will contribute to the book. when we made our commitmeo the gulf, bp had two big...
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president obama doesn't seem to think so. in fact, he seems concerned it could happen again. >> good afternoon, everyone. i'm jake tapper. welco welcome to "the lead." >> terrifying moments today when shots forced frightened kids outside the classroom and anxious parents racing to the scene. david mattingly joins us live with the latest. david, what is the story? >> reporter: jake, you might be able to hear a big cheer going up in the parking lot of this shopping center away from the school. this is the staging area where the children are now being brought to be reunited with their parents. it's been a very tense couple of hours, parents very upset, even though they know from authorities everyone is okay. finally the school buses are arriving. can you see them behind me. we're going to push in here to get a closer look for you. those buses are coming directly from the school to reunite the children now with their parents. what authorities are telling us isn't much right now, other than there was a single male shooter on campu
president obama doesn't seem to think so. in fact, he seems concerned it could happen again. >> good afternoon, everyone. i'm jake tapper. welco welcome to "the lead." >> terrifying moments today when shots forced frightened kids outside the classroom and anxious parents racing to the scene. david mattingly joins us live with the latest. david, what is the story? >> reporter: jake, you might be able to hear a big cheer going up in the parking lot of this shopping...
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president obama just walked off the stage. he outlined his plan to shutter fannie and freddie. >> for too long these companies were allowed to make huge profits knowing if their bets went bad, taxpayers would be holding the bag. it was heads we win, tails you lose. it was wrong. >> the idea is to use part of the strategy to insulate taxpayers from another housing meltdown, if there were to be another one. so what would this be? rona, i'm going to start with you. the first thing people are asking themselves is what does this mean to me? what does this mean for my mortgage? >> well, it depends what legislation comes out of congress. right now the federal government and state governments together implicitly or explicitly back 80% of these mortgages. the idea of slowing moving these away from the underpinning of the federal government is smart idea. that's been the problem. throughout the recovery, banks haven't been making loans to real people. so far the recovery has been investors led, by people who have cash on hand, people wh
president obama just walked off the stage. he outlined his plan to shutter fannie and freddie. >> for too long these companies were allowed to make huge profits knowing if their bets went bad, taxpayers would be holding the bag. it was heads we win, tails you lose. it was wrong. >> the idea is to use part of the strategy to insulate taxpayers from another housing meltdown, if there were to be another one. so what would this be? rona, i'm going to start with you. the first thing...
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a plurality saying president obama is not being tough enough. what's your position? >> i think the united states has been confused about egypt for a very long time, after decades of supporting dictator like mubarak for the safety of stability at the expense of the american people. i would like to see the military aid cut because all these billions of dollars are going towards an army that is not at war with anyone but is using weapons against jiptsians. i want to remind your viewers of something that comes up. the $1.3 billion that goes to the egyptian army goes toward buying u.s.-made weapons. it goes right back into the arms manufacturing in the u.s. if you're seeing reluctance, you have to remember why, because the money goes back towards buying u.s. weapons. so i think the u.s. administration must -- allies who claim to care about egypt, must call for an end to violence, must not arm those who use those weapons against civilians. if you want our continued support, we call for everyone to sit down and talk. at the end of the day, it's honestly not important what t
a plurality saying president obama is not being tough enough. what's your position? >> i think the united states has been confused about egypt for a very long time, after decades of supporting dictator like mubarak for the safety of stability at the expense of the american people. i would like to see the military aid cut because all these billions of dollars are going towards an army that is not at war with anyone but is using weapons against jiptsians. i want to remind your viewers of...
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i support replacing obama care with good policy. they've got to figure out the right way of doing it. in my state, i had a $4 billion deficit. they've got to figure out if that's the right way of getting rid of it. we need to have a logical health care policy that makes sure we have good access, quality and cost, but they've got to figure out whether it's defunding, but they need to replace it with good policy. >> i don't rather them talking about a replacement bill, though. are you suggesting they need to have a substitute there to fill the need of the uninsured, rather? you think i have 3.5 million in florida. >> we did that in florida. my first year in hoif, 2011, with el passed medicaid reform that would allow us to control our cost, but also gift people good access and quality health care. we got the waivers done this year, and that's what we're doing. we need to have a positive policy, the policy with regard to the president's laws is replace it with what's good. improve access, improve quality, give people the right to choose
i support replacing obama care with good policy. they've got to figure out the right way of doing it. in my state, i had a $4 billion deficit. they've got to figure out if that's the right way of getting rid of it. we need to have a logical health care policy that makes sure we have good access, quality and cost, but they've got to figure out whether it's defunding, but they need to replace it with good policy. >> i don't rather them talking about a replacement bill, though. are you...
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it is not just president obama fighting concerns from home. so the question is what is the political and military landscape world wide? bobby ghosh is the internegotiatiinte editor for "time" magazine. bobby, break it down for me. when we're talking about the world, what are sides and especially that britain seems to be going a little bit wobbly, to quote a foreign minister. >> we know who is completely opposed to action, the russians, the iranians and chinese. that part we're particularly clear on. as the president tries to pull together a coalition of the willing, that's a little more complicated. as you mentioned, in britain the government seems ready to go, the opposition not so much. the french government seems ready to go, we believe that the turks and the uae and saudi arabia are also willing it go, but we haven't quite heard from them. the arab league, which signed off on the libyan operation, for instance, a couple of years ago is not so clear at this point. they would like something to be done about bashar al assad, they are not his
it is not just president obama fighting concerns from home. so the question is what is the political and military landscape world wide? bobby ghosh is the internegotiatiinte editor for "time" magazine. bobby, break it down for me. when we're talking about the world, what are sides and especially that britain seems to be going a little bit wobbly, to quote a foreign minister. >> we know who is completely opposed to action, the russians, the iranians and chinese. that part we're...
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when the obama administration came in, it realized it had a big problem with al qaeda in yemen. we saw some improvements in terms of counterterrorism cooperation in the late 2009, 2011 period. then they had their hour of spring and president -- came into power and replaced -- and he's been a much more aggressive partner. the fact is aqap remains the most capable al qaeda affiliate out there and the only one that i would say really has the desire and the capability to launch attacks outside of its own country. >> president obama met yet the president of yemen. what could be so broad about this threat that the u.s. would close 21 em babassies and con s lats in the region? >> the breadth of that action probably reflects some uncertainty about what's threatened and the actual gee graphical focus of it. we're coming up on april 7th. it's the 15th anniversary of the east africa bombings in 1998 when al qaeda operatives targeted our embassies. that was a catalytic moment. it was a moment when al qaeda established its hallmark of multiple simultaneous attacks. i wouldn't be surprised if
when the obama administration came in, it realized it had a big problem with al qaeda in yemen. we saw some improvements in terms of counterterrorism cooperation in the late 2009, 2011 period. then they had their hour of spring and president -- came into power and replaced -- and he's been a much more aggressive partner. the fact is aqap remains the most capable al qaeda affiliate out there and the only one that i would say really has the desire and the capability to launch attacks outside of...
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. >> the obama administration sounding more hawk-like by the day. it's not waiting for inspectors to conclude whether syria killed 1,300 people last week with chemical weapon. as joe biden said just moments ago, minds are already made up. >> chemical weapons have been used. everyone acknowledges their use. there is no doubt who is responsible for this heinous use of chemical weapons in syria. the syrian regime. >> white house press secretary jay carney says that the president is still deciding what form the action will take. chuck hagel says a strike could happen immediately. >> but you are ready to go like that? >> we're ready to go like that. >> america's allies circling the wagons as well. british prime minister david cameron recalling parliament to discuss action. we want to talk about this with retired u.s. army major general and cnn analyst james "spider "marks and jeremy bash, the chief of staff for leon panetta and worked at the cia as well. chuck hagel said the su.s. is ready to act. with what, how and on what targets? >> i tell what you we
. >> the obama administration sounding more hawk-like by the day. it's not waiting for inspectors to conclude whether syria killed 1,300 people last week with chemical weapon. as joe biden said just moments ago, minds are already made up. >> chemical weapons have been used. everyone acknowledges their use. there is no doubt who is responsible for this heinous use of chemical weapons in syria. the syrian regime. >> white house press secretary jay carney says that the president...